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Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs – mouth-watering chicken thighs roasted with garlic and lemons. Ridiculously easy to make and pure comfort food. This is an inexpensive dinner, perfect for a busy weeknight or a weekend! 

Roasted chicken is so easy to make! Our favorites include my Skillet Garlic Herb Chicken and Potatoes and the famous French Onion Roasted Chicken.

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LEMON GARLIC ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS

If there is one recipe that I fondly remember from my childhood, it’s my mom’s roasted chicken. She would only make it on Sundays and the fragrance of the dish is still pure comfort to me. Now I make roasted chicken for my family and they love it! My Hubby always smiles when he sees me pull out chicken thighs out of the fridge. He knows dinner will be good that day. This new version features lemon and garlic combo, so perfect for Spring and Summer. The caramelized lemon slices on top add so much flavor. This dish is perfect for busy weeknights and lazy weekends.

Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs Ingredients:

  • chicken thighs
  • salt and pepper
  • dried oregano
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • red onion
  • garlic
  • whole lemon
  • soy sauce
  • lemon juice

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How to make Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken:

  • Trim overlapping skin and excess fat from chicken thighs, cut enough lemon slices to place one on each thigh (keep the lemon ends to squeeze the juice out right into the pan).  I used 4 large thighs that I seasoned with salt, pepper and dried oregano.

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  • Place thighs skin side down onto the hot pan and cook for about 4 minutes. Flip over and cook another 5 minutes.
  • Add garlic, onion rings and lemon slices over the chicken, pour the lemon juice and soy sauce into the pan and place your skillet in the oven.
  • What comes out of the oven after 25 minutes, makes me swoon! Juicy, tender, fall of the bone chicken with so much flavor!

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MORE CHICKEN RECIPES:

Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken

Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken

French Onion Roasted Chicken

Honey Mustard Chicken

If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀

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Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Perfectly roasted bone-in chicken thighs with lemon and garlic. So delicious and perfect, even on busy weeknights. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon garlic roasted chicken
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 429 kcal
Author: Anna
Ingredients
  • 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 red onion sliced into rings, separated
  • 4 cloves garlic minced or grated
  • 1 whole lemon
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. In a large skillet (mine is 11" cast iron), heat up olive oil and butter over medium heat.
  3. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and oregano.
  4. Place chicken skin-side down in pan. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
  5. Flip chicken over, cook for 5 more minutes.
  6. Add garlic, soy sauce and lemon juice to pan.
  7. Place onion rings and lemon slices over chicken.
  8. Place skillet in oven. Roast for 25 minutes OR until the internal temperature of each thigh is 165 to 175 degrees F. Spoon the pan juices over chicken half way through roasting.
  9. Remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle pan sauce over chicken and serve.
Recipe Notes

I used 4 large thighs (see photos), you can use 5 smaller chicken thighs for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts
Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 429 Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 149mg 50%
Sodium 473mg 20%
Potassium 390mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 24g 48%
Vitamin A 4.3%
Vitamin C 23.2%
Calcium 4.3%
Iron 9.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

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  2. char says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    this is wonderful! next time i make it i am going to add more onions. they were so good, i think i will make it again tomorrow. its that good people.

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  3. Dani says

    November 15, 2016 at 11:47 am

    This looks wonderful! Other than the cooking time, do you think I could pull this off with boneless, skinless chicken thighs?

    Thank you!!!

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    • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

      November 15, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      Hi Dani! I am so happy to know you want to make this recipe! Yes, it will definitely work with boneless skinless chicken thighs and even breasts. I’d love it if you let me know how you like it! It is one of our favorite dinners! 😀 Have a beautiful day! -Anna

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  4. Cindy says

    July 26, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    Your recipe looks amazing! Could I use chicken breasts instead? And would I need to change anything ? Thank you!

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    • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

      July 26, 2016 at 10:31 pm

      Hi Cindy! Thank you so much! It’s a family favorite and we love it. 😀 Yes, you can definitely use chicken breasts, they will be done quicker so check them with a meat thermometer. Please, let me know how you like it! 😀 Have a beautiful day! -Anna

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  6. Miryam says

    May 12, 2016 at 9:52 am

    Oh boy does this look awesome. Lemon goes great with chicken. This should be a staple in my house it looks so good!

    Reply

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